Currents; LAMINATES -- A Boomerang for the 90's

By Julie V. Iovine

Published: May 7, 1998

The Formica Corporation has a tradition of turning to heavyweight designers to give its laminates a lift. In 1957, Raymond Loewy created the ever-optimistic boomerang pattern. So what's the next boomerang? Formica asked Laurinda Spear, a founder of the architectural firm Arquitectonica in Miami. She designed Rainforest for Rent (above, $5 a square foot), with children's cutouts superimposed on rental ads in newspapers. For information, (800) 367-6422.